Canadian leaders have shown interest in the Golden Dome project, but it is unlikely to convince them to join the US as the 51st state.

But outside the charts, geopolitical tension took center stage after former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered an eyebrow-raising offer to Canada: become the 51st state, and access missile defense for free.

President Donald Trump is telling Canada to join the United States as its 51st state to avoid being charged $61 billion to join his plan to create a “Golden Dome” air defense system. Trump’s threat to charge the northern country comes on the same day King Charles III opened the Canadian Parliament as monarch for